How to Improve Your Teeth & Oral Microbiome for Brain & Body Health | Dr. Staci Whitman

Nasal Breathing

Nasal breathing offers significant advantages over mouth breathing, particularly in enhancing brain function and sleep quality. Andrew Huberman highlights studies showing improved memory recall and cognitive function in nasal breathers compared to mouth breathers 1. Staci Whitman adds that nasal breathing increases oxygen intake by 20%, which is crucial for children's brain development 1.

You oxygenate your brain better and you think better, your cognition's better, your memory is better for everything, not just odor.

--- Andrew Huberman

Additionally, nasal breathing can prevent sleep disorders and behavioral issues in children, potentially reducing misdiagnoses of ADHD 1.

   

Facial Development

Breathing habits significantly influence facial development and sinus health, especially in children. Staci Whitman explains that early intervention with functional therapies can guide proper facial growth and improve airway health 2. This approach can prevent issues like crooked teeth and narrow palates, which are linked to breathing difficulties 2.

If you expand the palate, the sinuses will get wider, the septum's gonna upright. Everything's connected.

--- Staci Whitman

For adults, more invasive procedures may be necessary to correct skeletal discrepancies, but breathing rehabilitation remains a vital component of overall health 3.